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Updated: Minnesota coach Jerry Kill back at practice, plans to be at Michigan Stadium Saturday

Ailing Minnesota football coach Jerry Kill has returned to practice and says he plans to be at Michigan Stadium on Saturday, The Associated Press reported.

The Minneapolis Star Tribune first reported that Kill was back on the practice field Wednesday, just three days after checking back into the hospital to treat a recurring issue with seizures.

Minnesota will travel to Michigan on Saturday (noon, BTN) to battle for the Little Brown Jug for the first time since 2008.

Minnesota football assistant says Gophers ready to face Michigan with or without Jerry Kill

Minnesota defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys said Tuesday that the Golden Gophers are going about their business as if ailing coach Jerry Kill won't be on the sidelines Saturday against Michigan.

But at the same time, Kill's never missed a game due to illness, and Claeys says the team is hopeful that won't change this weekend. Claeys has coached with Kill since joining his staff in 1994 at Saginaw Valley State University.

"We've always prepared in a way that he won't be there, but I fully expect he will," Claeys said Tuesday on the Big Ten's weekly coaches teleconference. "He's never missed one. But we'll prepare like he won't be there, and go from there. That's a lot better than the alternative."

St. Paul Pioneer Press: Minnesota AD not sure if football coach Jerry Kill will be back for Michigan game

Michigan and Minnesota will play for the Little Brown Jug for the first time since 2008 on Saturday, but Golden Gopher coach Jerry Kill might not be there.

Minnesota athletic director Joel Maturi told the St. Paul Pioneer Press on Monday that he has "no idea" when Kill will be released from the hospital following another bout with a seizure Sunday, or if he'll be able to coach this weekend in Ann Arbor.